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Old Jan 22, 2022 | 03:31 PM
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Just asking, has anyone installed a stage 4 screamin eagle kit and the lifters are ticking? 259E cams
 
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Old Jan 22, 2022 | 03:55 PM
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HD lifters of course. Just count down until they fail.
 
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If the OP is talking about the 110" Tire Shredder kit, while the lifters may be suspect, my suspicion is on the the rocker shafts tapping the bolts.
The new to me bike had the 110" kit installed prior to purchase. Lots of tapping. Particularly between 2300-3000 RPMs and warm. I had lots of tapping in my Softail til I installed the RockOuts.
So, I have a set of Andrews 57 cams, and just ordered Johnson Hylift lifters from WFOLarry and a set of Rockouts from DK Customs.
Gonna kill 3 birds with one stone.
 
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Originally Posted by QC
If the OP is talking about the 110" Tire Shredder kit, while the lifters may be suspect, my suspicion is on the the rocker shafts tapping the bolts.
The new to me bike had the 110" kit installed prior to purchase. Lots of tapping. Particularly between 2300-3000 RPMs and warm. I had lots of tapping in my Softail til I installed the RockOuts.
So, I have a set of Andrews 57 cams, and just ordered Johnson Hylift lifters from WFOLarry and a set of Rockouts from DK Customs.
Gonna kill 3 birds with one stone.
Good choices.
 
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